Products that meet the definition of Large Network Equipment, a device whose primary function is to pass Internet Protocol traffic among various network interfaces/ports, are eligible for ENERGY STAR certification under this specification. Products explicitly excluded from Version 1.1 are products that contain greater than four Physical Network Ports that have 100 Gb/s or higher link rate capability, as well as the following products:

i. Small Network Equipment;
ii. Computer Servers, including blade switches sold within a Blade Server configuration;
iii. Storage Products, including Blade Storage;
iv. Storage Networking Products;
v. Security Appliances;
vi. Access Point Controllers;
vii. DSLAM/CMTS equipment;
viii. Network Caching Devices; and
ix. Load Balancing Devices.

Products that meet the definitions Laboratory Grade Refrigerator; Laboratory Grade Freezer; and Ultra-Low-Temperature Laboratory Grade Freezer are eligible for ENERGY STAR certification under this standard. This may include refrigerators and freezers that operate without a compressor. Products that are covered under other ENERGY STAR product specifications are not eligible for qualification under this specification.

Included Products: Open loop; closed loop; and DGX products that meet the definition of a Geothermal Heat Pump as specified in the policy document are eligible for ENERGY STAR qualification; with the exception of Geothermal heat pumps intended for commercial use.

Manufacturers of products that meet the definition of Game Console are eligible for EPA recognition, with the exception of portable game consoles and game consoles incapable of rendering HD video output (video output with a display resolution of 720 lines or greater) via HDMI.

Products that meet the definition of a Residential Furnace as specified in the policy document are eligible for ENERGY STAR certification, with the exception of Furnaces intended only for commercial installation and/or with a rating of 225 000 Btu per hour energy or higher. Only non-weatherized furnaces approved for residential installation are eligible.

Products that meet the definition of a Display and are powered directly from AC mains; an External Power Supply; or Standard DC are eligible for ENERGY STAR certification. Typical products that would be eligible for certification under this specification include: Monitors; Signage Displays; and Signage Displays and Monitors with Plug-in Modules.

Products that meet the definition of a dishwasher and are a consumer product as specified in the policy document are eligible for ENERGY STAR certification, with the exception of commercial dishwashers.

Products that meet the definition of a dehumidifier as specified in the policy document, including standalone and whole house units, are eligible for ENERGY STAR qualification. Dehumidifiers with daily water-removal capacities greater than 185 U.S. pints/87.5 liters are not eligible.

Products that meet the definition of a Decorative Light String as specified below are eligible for ENERGY STAR qualification, with the exception of rope lighting (non-replaceable series and series/parallel connected lamps fully enclosed and sealed within a flexible polymeric tube or extrusion), and replacement lamps. ENERGY STAR qualified decorative light strings attached to decorative forms are also eligible for the ENERGY STAR.

Decorative Light String: A string of lamps that operates on AC power in North America (120 V RMS AC; 60 Hz) or via a power adapter or controller that connects directly to AC power and is used for decorative, residential lighting purposes. The lamps may be replaceable or sealed into the lamp holder/wiring harness.

Products that meet all of the following conditions are eligible for ENERGY STAR certification, with the exception of products listed in Section 2.2:

i. meet the definition of a Storage Product provided in Section 1 of the policy document;
ii. are comprised of one or more SKUs and be able to be purchased in a single order from a storage product vendor;
iii. are characterized within the Disk Set Online categories 2, 3, or 4 and NVSS Set Disk Access categories Online 2, 3 or 4 with the following additional criteria:

a) contain a controller with advanced data recovery capability
b) support Block I/O and/or File I/O storage functions; and
c) implement scale-up or scale-out storage.